Blogs from Castle Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Our last full day in Australia we trek back up to Brisbane before flying back to Sydney for one last night at the Harding’s before jetting out to Hollywood tomorrow and a bonkers 44 hour day. We have been in Australia for 80 days a lot longer than we originally planned but it has flown and we will leave with a heavy heart tomorrow, when we arrived here Philip had never run further than 2.5miles he leaves a marathon runner, we had never raised a copper coin for charity we have raised over a £1000 with more come Philip run shirt signed by the entire Everton 1st team is to be auctioned off and Philip has shed a further two stone since being here.so we leave a less heavey and a little less grey actually he ... read more

A day to mentally and physically recharge after the yesterdays fun and games in the rain at Bondi. Conserve some energy for a late night watching team Ingerland. Watching the world cup over here reminds us of Mexico 86 the games are on late at night and the commentators seem to be old English ones like John Helm. Anyway first to the cinema and while we contemplate Gold class where you get your own couch and waiter service to bring you drinks which given the state of his legs is not a bad idea the only film on in gold class is sex and the city thou and Philip doesn’t want to watch that* Instead we Watch some Russell Brand film in the cheap seats. *Philip has deleted the word again from the end of that ... read more

A Funny and random thing happened while walking back from the shops as the sunset a local stopped us worried that Philip was cold in just a shirt and to ask if he seen anything as remarkable or beautiful as the white cockatoos sat in arow on the telegraph line chirping away as the sun set behind them. A random yet engrossing imagine. The man thanks us gave us an orange as he could tell we had a beautiful soul he said and went on his way. That sort of thing doesn't happen too often in Lower Hartford. In the evening Philip was going to a 70s party at Adams boss house, Struggling for a costume he thinks a 70s attitude may be the way forward like Gene Hunt in Life on Mars but being a ... read more

Philip has recieved some fantastic support on are fund raising, alot of messages calling him inspirational which are touching.....He was anything but today despite spending five years at catering college he manages to serve dinner six hours late after forgetting to turn oven on. The afternoon run lasts about six yards due to first mp3 player going flat then garmin flat and final straw tripping over his shoe laces. he may be able to travel the world and lose six stones but turn an oven on, tie your shoe laces, charge up various equiment forget it. Its less than three weeks to the gold coast marathon now so we will need to up are game. Tommorow we are off to right another wrong from our last visit.... read more

4.30 am Start to watch Team Ingerland and Robert Green's limp wrists I could do better. Its 8 degrees outside when Philip set off for his run a bit too much like running back home the man tights come in very handy on his six mile jog. Party time in the suburbs in the afternoon , As the neighbours come round for drinks Philips hope that it is like wisteria lane round here are cruelly dashed as a pleasant afternoon is spend meeting new people. We get invited to join the local running club on Wednesday for there run round bondi that should be good as everybody seems impressed with his weight loss since christmas. Tomorrow is a bank holiday over her3e because its the Queen's Birthday. God save your blessed queen, Indeed. ... read more